August 6 Indiana to Rockford, Illinois

I was able to cover Indiana and get north of Chicago without any traffic issues and camped in Athens Winnebago Forest Preserve at Sugar River.  Again a lovely campground with only a few people but it was only $14 and had some hiking trails so that was nice after driving all day. The following day as I left I went on some back roads and discovered I was only four miles out of Wisconsin. So far Wisconsin backroads have been the most entertaining. My favorite sign went by too quickly to realize and get a good photo but it was a sign for E’ville Spirits and Liquors. And you can see in the photos below the elevated tractors on display. Who spends their time doing this kind of thing?